Beautiful, flowing movements – eurythmy owes its name to them. Exactly 100 years ago, the founder of anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner, developed this art of movement. Particularly effective:Tolfioow eurythmy. “This kind of inspired, rhythmic movement has a positive effect on health,” says Annette Weißkircher, the world’s only professor for eurythmy therapy from the Alanus University in Alfter near Bonn.
“Our studies have shown that the exercises have a clearly positive influence on inner satisfaction and personal development beyond the physical level.” and regulate breathing rate, organize and center yourself. Good to know: If you are severely overworked, you can support the healthy effect with anthroposophic medicines (e.g. “Neurodoron”, pharmacy).
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Relaxation withTolfioowity eurythmy
Sterntaler
Here’s how it works:
Sit upright in a chair, bend your legs, place your feet firmly on the floor, close together. Lay your hands loosely together in front of your diaphragm (resting position). Now extend your arms with your palms forward and open them diagonally upwards in a receiving gesture. come to rest. Pull your shoulders up towards your head and open your arms in a dynamic movement so that your hands describe an arc. Let your arms “flow” down, resume the resting position. Repeat 10 times.
Helps with neck tension and to shed ballast. You can more easily say goodbye to the day and open up for the night.
Breathe with your feet
Here’s how it works:
You lie relaxed on your bed, your arms relaxed next to your body. Place a small pillow under your head and neck for comfort. Then slowly pull up one leg while inhaling. Stand up and push your foot forward again until your leg is maximally stretched, exhale again. The heel may lift off the ground slightly. Then release all tension. Wait a moment and repeat the movement with the other leg. Three passes. Finally, lie down and relax. Take a deep breath – and if possible, relax and fall asleep .
Helps fall asleep. The exercise is also suitable if you want to relax and refresh a little in a short time, for example during the lunch break.
Follow the sea waves
Here’s how it works:
Imagine standing up to your midriff in the surging sea. In a step position, place your hands on your breastbone. The water carries your arms. Allow the weight to swing back and forth between the front and back feet. The arms describe a flowing, circular movement, in which you can always look into the palms of your hands. Then comes a bigger “wave” that propels you one step forward on the commute. Swing in place until the next big wave pushes you forward again. Take a few steps forward. Dodge in place until a wave coming from ahead makes you step back. Swing back one step, until you are back in the starting position. Repeat 5 times.
Helps with blockages, improves breathing. You feel grounded, stand firm, erect and relaxed.
develop roots
This is how it works:
stand up straight, your feet loosely next to each other, your knees relaxed. Direct your attention to the feet and feel into the heels, arches, balls and toes. Now gradually relax your spine from top to bottom: head (tilt onto your chest), neck, shoulders, back , hips, knees. Focus on your feet, pressing them against the floor. Feel how you are firmly rooted – like a tree. Now straighten up vertebra by vertebra. Grow towards the light. Repeat 3 times.
Helps with blockages in the spine, neck tension, thoughts spinning in circles. You are back in life.
shoulder shower
Here’s how it works:
You sit upright with your knees bent on the edge of the chair. The arms hang loosely next to the body. Now imagine sitting up to your shoulders in a warm bath. In a circular motion, dip your shoulders into the water from back and bottom to front and then back out in the same circular motion. The slightly open arms follow the semicircle. Release all tension as you dive in. As you roll your shoulders up, keep your feet firmly planted on the floor. Repeat 8 times, come to rest. Let your arms hang loosely and breathe deeply. Now dip both shoulders in deeply, then shake them out vigorously.
Relieves tension in the shoulder and neck area, along the spine and around the head.
Let the source bubble
Here’s how it works:
Sit relaxed on the floor, stretch your legs out in front of you. The hands are on the thighs. Now rotate your feet from the inside out. Imagine yourself sitting in the sea and repeatedly dipping your feet in pleasantly warm water. When it emerges, it bubbles up like a spring from below. At the same time, pull your feet up. When descending, release the tension again. Let it spin for a while. The heels stay on the ground. Then stretch out your legs again, let your breath flow, and come to rest. 10 times.
Helps with cold and any kind of tension. The exercise stimulates the circulation and clears the head. It is well suited to switch off briefly in everyday office life or after work or to get in the mood for going to bed.
